Combination-valve.



M. M. LlFF & W. R. HON.

COMBINATION VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.29. I916.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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mam STATES mwiow "iiapison M. LIFE la WILLIAM a. non, or 'coiicnr'rrolvJUNCTION, lviissouiiilf I T all whom it may concern: H v

a Be it known that wefMAnIsoN M. LIFF andWILLIAM R. HoN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Conception Junction, in

thecounty of Nodaway and State of Missouri, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Combinationwvalves; and we do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, andexact description oftheinvention,suchjas will enable other skilled in the 'art to which it appertains tomake and use the, same. a

This invention has for its object topro vide an improved valvewhichmay-not be opened'by unauthorized persons and is par- I ticularlyadapted forusein controlling the flow of liquid fuel to the explosiveengine of a motor vehicle, although it isnot necessarily limited to suohiuse,

Another object is the provision of a valve having the inlet and outlet 1ports arranged out of line with the ports 1 in the valve sections, so asto prevent an unauthorized pera son disconnectingthe pipes'leading toand 25 fromsthe valve and inserting an instrument inwthe valveports inorder to ascertain the combination of the valve.

1 With these and other objects in view,.the

invention consists in the novel construction,

combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter specificallydescribed,

claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which: A

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectional view through the improvedvalve,

Fig; 2 represents a top plan view thereof, Fig; 3 represents ahorizontalhsectional view on the line 3+3 of Fig. 1, v a Fig. 4represents-a fragmentary sectional viewon the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, and

' Fig. 5 represents a detail sectional View on the line 5-5 of Fig. ,1.v s 7 Referring to the drawingin detail, wherein similar referencenumerals designate cor responding parts throughout the several views,the numeral 5 indicates the cylindrical-casing of the valve, havingtheeXternal flange 6 at the upper open end thereof upon which issupported the top plate 7 The top plate 7 is secured in positionupontheflange' Specification of Letters Iatent.

with a radial outletport 11.

' COMBINATION-VALVE.

A plurality of a e ns 12,, is at 14L arranged in posed relationPatentedAug,21, 19 7, i Application filed August 29,1916. SerialNo.117,442 i lplateiiis formed with ajcircu-i i 1 within ,the casing 5and are formedwith ports 15, 16 and 17, when moved into a registration,free passage of liquid lowermost valve section to permit 14 is arrangedin respectively, adapted, F therethrough. The

spaced relation to the bottom; 18 ofthe valve cas ng, providing an inletchamber 19, com- 3 mun cating with an inlet passage ,20 ar rangedsubstantially at right angles to the port l? 1n the lowermost valvesection 1 1,

so as to prevent an unauthorized person i from inserting an instrumentthrough the port 20 and the ports in the several valve sect onsito alinethe latter. Thelowermost valve section 1 1 is formed with an integrallug 21, which projects axially therefrom and i i s engaged byanadjustable screw 22 fitted in a plug 23 securedin an aperture formedin thebottomvof the casing-5. The screw 22 normally retainsthe Valvesections in p0: sition in thecasin'g and the loose move mentof thepvalvefsections incident to the wear of the screw 22 is compensated for by anexpansion spring 241, which is confined betweenthe plug 23 andithelowermost valve section 14; v h I; a a a A relatively stationary,circular plate 25 is fitted in a groove 26 formed in the upper openendof the casing 5 and is locked in position therein Joya-pin 27 .1 Theplate 25 is iormed with a transverse passage 28' adapted tobe alinedwiththe ports in the several valve sections, so as to permit fluid topass from the chamber. 19 through the ports 17, 16,15 and 28 tothe.outlet chama beI' v i j m 1 1 A supporting plate 29 issecured, inposition above the top plate 7 by the bolts Sand.

nuts 9 and, supports an inverted ,frustoconical-dial 30, which is alsosecured by the l bolts 8 .and nuts 9,,and isformed in its upper; concaveor dishedsurface with p ural tyof rad ating grooves 31. 1 v 1 5 plate30andiwrotatably' receives the "hollow which M extends upwardly above thestem 32. v The, lowermost valve section 14: is formed with a stem 34,which extends upwardly The uppermost valve section 12 is formed with arelatively large hollow stem 32, which terminates above the dial-norgroove-d stem 33 of the intermediate valve section 13,

through the intermediate valve 13 and the stems, 33-and 32 terminatesabove the upper terminalbfthe stem 33. The upper terminals of theseveral stems 32 33 and- 34: are of polygonal formation and are'engagedin "correspondingly shaped openings in a plurality of. arms 235,; 36 and37 which are 's'ecure'd' in position onwthe respective v'alve -stems Theextreme'upper'end of the relatively longf-valve' -'s tem 34 isexternallyscrew threadediand' awvingnut-38 is fitted thereon; wherebytheseveral arms 35; seems?- are secured in position-upon the. ecti'vestem'sw =--use,-a person familiar with the combin tion of: th'evalve-may adjust severalarms 35, stand 37 upon the dial so astoregisten-the several ports l5g l6' and117 with the ports 28 in'tlieplate 25,*and thusopen'coin' munication between theinlet and outletchambers 19 and 26 and permit liquid to have "free passage between thesechambers. Tdcut off communication the arms 35, 36' and 3'7T'areadj-ustedso as to move the ports of theseveralfvalve sections out of-aline-v ment: 5 In order to" change the combination of the valve thepin 27 {is removed from the aperturein the 'plate 25fa'nd 1n thecasings,

' and theposition oftheplate ischanged with relation -t(';) the--casing.The; plate as subseqnentl y secured in adjustedposition by insertingapin 27' in an aperture therein and in any onefof'the several recesses40;-tormed in the asing. The combination of thelock also-be changed byremoving the several arms 85,-36and 37iand replacing them in adiflerent1 position upon the upper terminals of the several stems 32, 38 and 3a.

What I we claim is;-

f "1 rik valve including; aca'sing having inlet and 5 outletportstherein, an adjustable plate having a port therein, 'means sec'ur-'irig said plate in adjnsted position-, a pluralityof valve sectionsrotatably mounted in said casi-ng having ports therein adapted to bemoved into registration with each other and with the ports in saidplate,"and means for adjusting said valve sectionsi 215Avalve includinga casing' having inlet and-"ioutletports-therein; adjustable 'pl'asecured in said casing-having a port therein; a -plurality of valvesections rotatab'ly mounted in said casing" having port's thereinadapted to be moved into registration with each" other and w-iththe-portin said plate the ports in said valve sections and said plate beingdisposed in angular relation to the inlet and outlet ports in saidcasing, and means for adjusting said valve sections.

, 3. A valve including acasing, a top plate secured upon'said casing;said casing and top plate having inlet and outlet ports, a plate adustablysecured 111 said casing having a port therein, a plurality ofvalve sections rotatably mounted in said casing having portsthe-reinadapted to be moved into registration with the port in saidplate to open communication between the inlet and outletportsinsaidcasingand top plate, stems carried by said valve sections andextending eXteriorly-oi said casing, a dial supportedabove said casing,and arms carried bythe several stems andmovable over said dial to adjustsaid valve sections.

' Avalve-including a casing having inlet'and outlet ports-therein and anoutlet passage communicating with the outlet port, a plate arrangedin'said casing and having a port therein communicating with theoutletpassage, means arranged within the casing' 'fo'r securing the plate inadjusted position; and a plurality of valve;

sections having ports-therein adapted to be moved intoregistrationto-open commumca-- troiibetween the-inlet and outlet ports.

5. A valve including-a casing having in-- lot and outlet ports and acircular outlet passage communicating with the outlet )ort an ad'ustableslate havin a trans l a v a verselyextending port permanentlycommunicatl'ngwith the clrcular outlet passage, and a valve arranged insaid casing adapted to be moved into registration with the port in theplate to open coirnnunication between the. inlet and outlet ports of thecasing;

6. A- valve including a casing having inlet and outlet ports and acircular outlet passage communicating withthe outlet port, a plateadjustably positioned in the casing having a transversely"extending portmunication between the inlet and outlet the outlet passage, means forsecuring said plate in various adjusted positions in said casing, and aplurality of valve sections arranged in said casing having ports thererin adapted to be moved into registration with the ports in said plate toopen comnatures in presence of two Witnesses.

MADISON M. LIFF. WILLIAM R. HON.

Witnesses LEROY C. SMITH,

ports of said casing. HENRY J. BERG.

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In testimony whereof We aifix our sig

